Publications

August 2016
Teaching Note

Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Monica Baraldi

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL) was the infrastructure and real estate arm of the Mahindra Group, an Indian conglomerate with revenues of $16.5 billion in 2014. Employing 400 experts in land acquisition, design, project management, sales and marketing, and... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business Startups; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Housing; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Human Needs; Social Issues; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; India

Profile

Ramya Sundar

best thing about your home town? The food! Chennai has an unbelievable variety of options when it come to food. Be it the comforting (yet delicious) Sambhar to the freshly brewed filter-coffee, my hometown definitely has the best to... View Details

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

first for-profit hospital in the southern city of Chennai in 1983. Today the Apollo Hospitals Group manages more than 30 hospitals and treats patients from many different countries, according to the case. Tarun Khanna, a Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

Profile

Joseph Blair

says, “I wanted a general-management MBA that would complement my work history.” Interactions on campus and in Chennai “When I first came here,” says Joe, “I was most impressed by the way students interacted with each other – that’s the... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Weaving Success in India

Ramanathan Nalli (OPM 22, 1995), formerly chairman, now serves as vice chairman of the Nalli Group of Cos. Under his leadership, the company grew from one retail store in Chennai to 30 locations throughout India, selling 1.5 million saris... View Details

Keywords: April White

22 Feb 2022
News

Turning Point: Ready or Not

connection to your heritage until the oldest person in your family passes away. In that sense, my grandmother’s death last September, at the age of 92, was a turning point for me. I had already lost my father; right before lockdown, I was able to return to View Details

Keywords: reflection; life experience; leadership

September 2009
Supplement

One South: Investing in Emerging Markets (B)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Justin Seth Ginsburgh

A United States private equity fund, The Saboput Group, must decide whether to invest in a new technology park development in Chennai, India. The B case provides the reader with due diligence observations, which reveal numerous potential problems with the investment.... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Private Equity; Investment; Foreign Direct Investment; Markets; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chennai; United States

September 2009
Case

One South: Investing in Emerging Markets (A)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Justin Seth Ginsburgh

A United States private equity fund, The Saboput Group, must decide whether to invest in a new technology park development in Chennai, India. The case provides the reader with a detailed investment memorandum from the local Indian operating partner, and the reader must... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Chennai; United States

December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
Case

WayCool: Addressing Food Loss

By: Rajiv Lal and Kairavi Dey

Headquartered in Chennai, India, WayCool started by focusing on solving the growing challenge of food losses and low farmer incomes. Dasari and Jayaraman, surprised at the amount of fruits and vegetables lost in the agricultural supply chain, set up the company with... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Food; Supply Chain; Loss; Expansion; Distribution Channels; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Asia; India; Bangalore; Chennai

January 2007 (Revised August 2008)
Case

NatuRi Corporation

By: Robert F. Higgins and Virginia Fuller

NatuRi Corporation was a start up, founded in 2005, aiming to manufacture a cholesterol-lowering drug made from the byproducts of rice bran oil production. With operations split between Chennai, India and Boston, Massachusetts, NatuRi faced several challenges,... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Equity; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Chennai; Boston